Dumbledore and Snape again. WAS: Re: Missing Horcrux = Ravenclaw's

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 137306

> jujube wrote:
> But the most telling thing for me in the Snape debate is his 
choice.  His choice to kill Dumbledore rather than die himself.  This 
>is IMO > the most crucial decision made in Book 6, for it determines 
the path 
> the story would take after it.  If Snape truly good, truly devoted 
to 
> Dumbledore, truly on the side of good, there is no doubt in my mind 
> that he would have died right then and there rather than let the 
> wizarding world's best hope for victory against Voldemort die. 
> Instead he take the easy way--not the right way, but the easy way--
> out since Snape has one priority:  Snape.  
>

however, didn't Harry have to force the potion down DD's throat and 
he didn't want to?  Harry was concerned that it was killing DD and 
who knows, maybe it was....  Should Harry have refused to follow DD's 
orders and not force the potion down DD's throat?  Or should he have 
taken it upon himself and drink it instead of DD? Do we even question 
that Harry is on the side of the good, a loyal DD man despite the 
fact he force-feed poison to Dumbledore?

If Snape is Good!Snape(which I still believe he is), I feel that he 
was under the same orders as Harry was.  To follow DD's instructions 
to the letter.  If DD wanted him to protect Draco and not have Draco 
become a killer, there is only one outcome - DD must die at the hands 
of Snape.  There is no other outcome.   You think this is an easy way 
out - to kill someone whom you have followed and respected for the 
past 15 years or so?  At their wishes?  And as far as DD is 
concerned, it is Harry that is the best hope for victory against 
Voldemort, not Dumbledore.  

Snape is much more useful as a undercover agent in Voldy's camp and 
he can continue to protect Draco.  Since Snape killed DD, or it 
*seems* that Snape killed DD - I think DD was a dead man the minute 
he got cursed by the horcrux ring and all Snape did was push him over 
the side and perhaps released him from any spell/potions that was 
keeping DD alive - and he has other DE's that have witnessed it, 
Snape is probably Voldemort's *best-boy* right now.  And that may 
have clout - which Snape will use to protect Draco & make sure 
Voldemort doesn't take it out on him. 

I still believe, however, that Snape cannot survive book 7.  He will 
give up his life for either Harry or Draco to survive.  And that is 
how he will be redeemed.

Of course, that is JMHO

colebiancardi